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FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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What @pemerton is almost certainly saying is that the lock is a barrier between the PC and their goal, which is whatever lies behind the... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
See my edit. But I can't imagine what a GM's job is, if not to make things happen. That's basically the definition, no matter how...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. But this is such a disingenuous argument I cannot reasonably respond to it. Like I genuinely do not understand how anyone seriously...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Then people need to stop calling 5e a game, because it isn't a game by this standard. It's a game "system". Also the word "campaign" is...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Okay but like...what do we DO with that? Because now that means discussing 5e is genuinely impossible. There is no such thing as "5e"...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't see how this follows at all. "There is some other description, beyond 'the lock is now open'" says nothing whatever about the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, as noted, the difference lies in the player's behavior. In essentially every case I've ever seen or heard of where someone uses...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So if you failed to get into the burning house and then someone inside burned, you would consider that "unconnected" to your attempt to...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, that's possible. It is also possible for many other things to happen. It's all contextual. What if the house is on fire? Then is...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Is your front door in a dangerous location where there may be monsters on either side of it? Edit: I decided to go into a bit more...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Common sense in life. Forget play for a minute and think about how things work in the real world. If you forget to pick up milk at the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's also silly from the point of view of philosophy of action and causation. A post of mine from a few years ago makes the point...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This claim is literally false. I play both Burning Wheel and Torchbeaer 2e. And these use different rules for determining the weather.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I replied to you with this once before, so I'll try it again: Why are you bothering to continue to pull this thread when you just dont...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because we’re talking about consequences. There are probably going to be at least a few, and potentially many, depending on so many...